Mobile devices, electronic devices and methods for activating applications thereof

Abstract

A mobile device is provided with a touch panel and a processing unit. The touch panel includes one or more signal transmitting units and signal receiving units for sensing the nearness or contact of an electronic device having capacitive touch sensing functionality. The processing unit obtains a predetermined pattern signal according to a currently executed application, generates a transmitting signal with a signal energy matched with a predetermined energy requirement based on the predetermined pattern signal, and transmits the transmitting signal containing the predetermined pattern signal to the electronic device via the signal transmitting unit, so as to activate the respective application on the electronic device using the predetermined pattern signal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile device, comprising:
 a touch panel, including one or more signal transmitting units and signal receiving units for sensing a proximity or contact of an electronic device having a capacitive touch sensing functionality; and   a processing unit, obtaining a predetermined pattern signal according to a currently executed application, generating a transmitting signal with a signal energy matched with a predetermined energy requirement based on the predetermined pattern signal, and transmitting the transmitting signal containing the predetermined pattern signal to the electronic device via the signal transmitting unit, so as to activate a respective application of the electronic device using the predetermined pattern signal.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit for storing a predetermined database, wherein the processing unit further obtains the predetermined pattern signal according to the currently executed application by finding a matched pattern signal from the predetermined database according to the currently executed application, wherein the matched pattern signal is to be the predetermined pattern signal. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit further activates the respective application of the electronic device using the predetermined pattern signal by activating a content inter-transmission application to transmit media content currently being played to the electronic device for playing in response to the predetermined pattern signal. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile device of  claim 3 , wherein the media content comprises an audio file, a picture file and/or a video file. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile device of  claim 3 , wherein the processing unit further establishes a connection with the electronic device through a dedicated communication protocol and transmits the media content that is currently being played through the dedicated communication protocol after the content inter-transmission application is activated. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the processing unit further activates the respective application of the electronic device using the predetermined pattern signal by activating a device-interactive application to use an application to detect an area on the electronic device on which the mobile device is placed and readjusting and rearranging the content of an operation screen of the electronic device according to the area to transmit a file between the mobile device and the electronic device. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting signal is periodically and continually transmitted to the electronic device for at least a period of time. 
     
     
         8 . An electronic device, comprising:
 a touch panel, comprising at least one signal transmitting unit and at least one signal receiving unit for sensing a proximity or contact of a mobile device having a capacitive touch sensing capability; and   a processing unit, configured to detect a signal variation on the touch panel via the signal receiving unit in response to detection of nearness or contact of the predetermined energy requirement and whether a predetermined pattern signal is detectable in the signal variation, and if so, establish a connection with the mobile device and activate a respective application associated with the predetermined pattern signal.   
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 8 , further comprising a network communication unit, wherein the processing unit further activates the respective application associated with the predetermined pattern signal by activating a networking application via a network link corresponding to the predetermined pattern signal and connecting to a server or a website for content downloading via the network communication unit. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 8 , wherein the processing unit further activates the respective application associated with the predetermined pattern signal by activating a device-interactive application to use an application to detect an area on the electronic device on which the mobile device is placed and readjusting and rearranging the content of an operation screen of the electronic device according to the area to transmit file between the mobile device and the electronic device. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic device of  claim 10 , wherein the step in which the processing unit activates the respective application associated with the predetermined pattern signal further comprises displaying an operation screen of the mobile device on an operation screen of the electronic device using the application in response to the predetermined pattern signal, such that the electronic device uses the operation screen of the mobile device displayed thereon to operate the mobile device. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic device of  claim 8 , wherein the signal variation enables the touch sensing signals in the edge part of the touch panel to have signal strength higher than a predetermined value and enables the touch sensing signals in the middle part of the touch panel to have signal strength that is lower than the predetermined value. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic device of  claim 8 , wherein the processing unit further determines whether the signal variation matches the predetermined energy requirement and whether the predetermined pattern signal is detectable in the signal variation signal by determining whether the signal variation detected matches time and size of energy change for the predetermined energy requirement and whether the signal variation detected periodically appears and continues for a period of time, and if so, determining that the signal variation matches the predetermined energy requirement. 
     
     
         14 . A method for activating applications executed by a mobile device, wherein the mobile device and an electronic device are close to or in contact with each other, each of which is equipped with a respective touch panel comprising at least one signal transmitting unit and at least one signal receiving unit, wherein the mobile device performs signal transmission and reception using a touch-transmission technology via the signal transmitting unit and the signal receiving unit, respectively, and the electronic device performs signal transmission and reception using the touch-transmission technology via the signal transmitting unit and the signal receiving unit, respectively, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by the mobile device, a predetermined pattern signal according to a signal energy matched with a predetermined energy requirement based on the predetermined pattern signal; and   transmitting, by the mobile device, the transmitting signal containing the predetermined pattern signal to the electronic device using the touch-transmission technology via the signal transmitting unit, so as to activate a respective application of the electronic device using the predetermined pattern signal.   
     
     
         15 . A method for activating applications executed by an electronic device, wherein the electronic device and a mobile device are close to or in contact with each other, each of which is equipped with a respective touch panel comprising at least one signal transmitting unit and at least one signal receiving unit, wherein the mobile device performs signal transmission and reception using a touch-transmission technology via the signal transmitting unit and the signal receiving unit, respectively, and the electronic device performs signal transmission and reception using the touch-transmission technology via the signal transmitting unit and the signal receiving unit, respectively, the method comprising:
 detecting, by the electronic device, a signal variation on the touch panel;   determining, by the electronic device, whether the signal variation matches a predetermined energy requirement and whether a predetermined pattern signal is detectable in the signal variation; and   if so, establishing, by the electronic device, a connection with the mobile device and activating a respective application associated with the predetermined pattern signal.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the step of activating the respective application associated with the predetermined pattern signal further comprises activating a device-interactive application to use an application to detect an area on the electronic device on which the mobile device is placed and readjusting and rearranging the content of an operation screen of the electronic device according to the area to transmit file between the mobile device and the electronic device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the signal variation enables the touch sensing signals in the edge part of the touch panel to have signal strength higher than a predetermined value and enables the touch sensing signals in the middle part of the touch panel to have signal strength lower than the predetermined value.